mexican musicians raoul dufy

mexican musicians raoul dufyTowards the end of his career, Raoul Dufy devoted several works to music, a recurring theme in his pictorial universe. Here, he depicts a group of popular musicians, probably inspired by a scene he observed or by his taste for the world's musical traditions. This painting is part of a series in which visual rhythm seeks to echo sonic rhythm. The composition shows several musicians playing guitar, drum, double bass and clarinet, treated with rapid

revealing Gauguin's genius for going beyond artistic conventions

His subjectivity mixes with reality in order to accentuate the contrasts and to create a pictorial space of intense luminosity

with its changing reflections and apparent tranquillity

and illuminated by the unfinished parts

creating a striking contrast with the darker shadows

in his quest for realism

representing one of the rare birds to remain monogamous throughout its existence

Paul Gauguin's Spirit of the Dead Watching is a pictorial journey into the mystical and the beyond

Colourful geometric shapes

It is a moment of harmony

creating a striking visual contrast

where solid colours and plant motifs breathe new energy into Leonardo da Vinci's icon